August 2026
August 1st - Last call for Print Entries to this year's Print & PDI Of The Year.
August 5th - An evening out at Gwrhyd Chapel and Llangwig Church. Meet at Gwrhyd Chapel at 6.30 .
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August 7th/8th/9th - The Brecon Jazz Festival.
August 7th-9th - The Porthcawl Truck Festival. [Details].
August 12th - Evening out at Ynyscedwyn IronWorks - meet at 6.30pm. There's also a river walk.
August 13th-16th - The Pontardawe Music Festival. [Details].
August 18th - Committee Meeting.
August 19th - An evening out at Mumbles. Meet at Verdi's for 6.30pm.
August 21st - A day out with a visit to the Green Bridge and other areas including St. Govans. Lunch at the St Govan's Inn.
August 26th - An evening out at Merthyr Mawr. Meet at the Swing Bridge car park for 6.30.
September 2026
September 2nd - Members Show and Tell including AV. Hand-In for Competition 1 - 2 Prints And/Or 2 PDI.
September 4th - 7th - The Swansea Jazz Festival - [Details].
September 9th - An evening with Dennis Russ.
September 12th/13th - The Hot Rod Races at Pendine Sands - [Details].
September 16th - An evening with Dave Williams who will be showing photos of his trip to Botswana. This has been on Dave's bucket list all his life.
September 18th - The second of our day's out in The Gower visiting another six churches. Meet in Llangennith at 09.15.
September 23rd - Print and PDI Of The Year with judge Simon Caplan, LRPS, Bristol PS. Also the presentation of the league trophies.
September 24th - The Tenby Nine-Way Digital Battle.
September 26th - The WPF Convention is being held at our hall. Speakers are Steve Varman LRPS, Ralph Snook and Catherine Preece. 9.30 start.
September 30th - Competition No 1 with judge Dave Bennett of Cwmbran CC.
October 2026
October 7th - Rob's Roving Retirement Part 2 with Rob Evans. Following Rob’s last talk at the club, he has visited the Dolomites, Venice, Glencoe, the Canadian Rockies as well as the Kruger National Park again. The talk will include a mixture of wildlife, landscape and street photography. Hand-In for Competition 2.
October 13th - Rhondda 12-Way Digital Battle.
October 14th - So You Want To Be A Nature Photographer? - Macro, birds & mammals. Hints and tips on how to achieve quality images. Hand in for Competition No3, The Simon Jones Monochrome Memorial Trophy - 2 prints and or 2 pdi.
October 16th - Nature Group day out at Forest Farm. Meet at 09.30. Some members may arrive earlier.
October 21st - Noir Portraiture demonstration with Graham Davies a professional photographer who hails from Port Talbot. Members to bring their cameras. In the first half, Graham will show his prints. Inthe second half a few members can take photos. Models will be club members.
October 28th - Competition No 2 with judge, Jane Kerr of Builth Wells CC.
November 2026
November 4th - Empty Rooms with Ceri Vale from Caerphilly. Ceri is giving his first ever talk. Hand in for Competition No 4.
November 11th - Competition No 3 - The Simon Jones Monochrome Trophy - Judge Ian Ledgard, Cymru Mono.
November 18th - A Kallitype Demonstration with Roger Harrison, AWPF, Barry CC and Cymru Mono.
November 25th - Competition No 4 with Judge Frank Farrell, Gwent PC.
December 2026
December 2nd - Chairman's Night showing a brand new talk, Sacred Spaces, Churches, Chapels, Abbeys and Graveyards (20 prints shown at half time).
December 9th - Our Seven-Way Print Battle - Judge Peter Young, LRPS, APAGB.
December 16th - Susan Martin's Photography Christmas Quiz. Nibbles will be provided.
December 23rd - No Meeting. Merry Christmas.
December 30th - No Meeting. Happy New Year.
January 2027
January 6th - An evening with Douglas Campstone, Port Talbot CC. This is Doug's first talk for us. He's known as a creative photographer. Hand in for Competition No 5.
January 13th - Members AV evening those taking part are tbc at a later date.
January 20th - An evening with Allen Lloyd from Caldicot.
January 27th - Competition No 5 with judge Dave Brassey, CPAGB, Gwent PS.
February 2027
February 3rd - An evening with Roger Tiley based in Ystradgynlais. Hand in for Competition No 6.
February 10th - An evening with the seascape queen - Jo Evans from Swansea.
February 17th - London - The Big Smoke (Guide to locations of potential places to photograph the city day or Night) (some Prints to show but all PDI Talk) - Gary Shinner EFIAP/s MPSA2 AWPF BPSA GAPU, Baglan Bay PS. [Details].
February 24th - Competition No 6 with judge Alan Stokes, Bridgend CC.
March 2027
March 3rd - TBA. Hand in for Competition No 7.
March 10th - Days Out In Nature consisting of two parts, a dpi show and a print display which is mainly insects/bugs and some birds. In person presentation. With Steve Greening, Barry CC and Maesycwmmer CC.
March 17th - An evening with Gerald Henry, Bridgend CC and Baglan Bay PS.
March 24th - Members Show and Tell including members AVs.
March 31st - Competition No 7 with judge Dave Russel of Cardiff.